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Old Sep 28, 2005 | 10:16 AM
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Default I don't think I want to buy a new A8, after reading their forum for the past year...

I am scared of getting one and having the warranty run out. Those people are having major fit and finish problems that should never have left the factory. Some of them a receiving little support for their needs. It could be a very expensive proposition. They look great though....
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Old Sep 28, 2005 | 10:41 AM
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Default The D2 was introduced to the USA 3 years after launch in Europe. The D3 got here after one year...

...which makes me wonder if this is related to these issues.
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Old Sep 28, 2005 | 01:24 PM
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Default I think Audi farmed out quality control to Malcolm Bricklin on the D3; jdpower agrees

I went to jdpower.com and compared the 04 and 05 A8 to the 7 Series and the S class Benz of the same year. iDrive (you crazy) and all, the Beemer rates better; the Benz is about the same, overall, as the D3 -- which is to say, lousy.

Went back, plugged in the LS430 for those years, and it thumps them all soundly. Maybe those pictures posted earlier today of the A8 full of pickaxes were taken by the owner, who did the work himself...<ul><li><a href="http://jdpower.com/cc/auto/ratings/vehicles/FindJdAwards.jsp">jdpower</a></li></ul>
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Old Sep 28, 2005 | 03:06 PM
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Default Why Audi? Why do this to us? BTW do you mean the bricklin...

who attempted to build plastic cars?
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Old Sep 28, 2005 | 03:08 PM
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Default Yeah, Bricklin of Yugo fame, also, now about to import bad Chinese cars

Scary article in the NYer about his new project -- autos engineered by people who don't drive...<ul><li><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/050926fa_fact2">malcolm bricklin strikes again</a></li></ul>
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Old Sep 28, 2005 | 03:40 PM
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I saw one of his plastic gull wing sports cars when I was in Canada
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Old Sep 28, 2005 | 04:29 PM
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jdpower? give me a break.
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Old Sep 28, 2005 | 04:39 PM
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Default Educate me, James. Is JD Power controlled by an evil Nipponese cabal?

Just curious. I thought they collected consumer satisfaction and frequency of repair information and reported it to the public. What do you know that I don't? Enlighten me.
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Sooo...Are they all better now?
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no, but it's great for rating fridges....
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